The US actor, who plays street lamplighter Jack in the reboot of the hit musical, relocated from New York to London with his family in a bid to 'immerse himself' in British life during filming, he told Vogue.

Speaking in the fashion bible's December issue, the Hamilton creator said he 'wanted to understand the culture that had given rise to the world of the Banks family' - and developed a taste for Dip Dabs and Fawlty Towers.

And while Britain's most famous export is arguably Shakespeare, father-of-two Miranda concluded during his time in the big smoke that 'its real treasures are less highbrow'.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, pictured in April, relocated from New York to London with his family in a bid to 'immerse himself' in British life while filming Mary Poppins Returns, he told Vogue

He also spoke of the pressure of filming musical numbers inside the Queen's official London residence, saying: 'We were never going to be able to take over Buckingham Palace again or get 120 men on vintage bicycles to ride through central London.'

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Filming began in February 2017, with the cast based at Shepperton Studios in Middlesex, and Miranda said he had worked hard at nailing his cockney accent.

Miranda, 38, wrote hit musical Hamilton and met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they came to see the show in London in August.

The royal couple sat in the royal circle at Victoria Palace Theatre during the performance, and afterward they joined Miranda on stage to thank the cast and crew.

Lin-Manuel Mirnda joins the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for a performance of his hit musical Hamilton in August (pictured in the royal circle at Victoria Palace Theatre)

Harry received enthusiastic cheers from the cast and audience as he sang the opening words to 'You'll Be Back,' a ballad about the 'break-up' between Britain and America performed in the musical by the actor playing his sixth great-grandfather, King George III.

Speaking about the character of the king, Miranda said he envisioned it during his honeymoon then quipped: 'Smash cut to 2018 I'm sitting next to his sixth great-grandson.'

He added it was 'fun and surreal' to have Harry there because 'you don't often get a direct descendent' of the characters to watch the show.